Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Mark: Chapter 9].
order in Mr 9:5.
9:6 {For he wist not what to answer} (\ou gar •idei ti
apokrith•i\). Deliberative subjunctive retained in indirect
question. But why did Peter say anything? Luke says that he
spoke, "not knowing what he said," as an excuse for the
inappropriateness of his remarks. Perhaps Peter felt embarrassed
at having been asleep (Lu 9:32) and the feast of tabernacles or
booths (\sk•nai\) was near. See on ¯Mt 17:4. Peter and the
others apparently had not heard the talk of Moses and Elijah with
Jesus about his decease (\exodon\, exodus, departure) and little
knew the special comfort that Jesus had found in this
understanding of the great approaching tragedy concerning which
Peter had shown absolute stupidity (Mr 8:32f.) so recently. See
on ¯Mt 17:5 about the overshadowing and the voice.
9:8 {Suddenly looking round about} (\exapina periblepsamenoi\).
Mt 17:8 has it "lifting up their eyes." Mark is more graphic.
The sudden glance around on the mountain side when the cloud with
Moses and Elijah was gone. {Jesus only with themselves} (\meth'
heaut•n ei m• I•soun monon\). Mark shows their surprise at the
situation. They were sore afraid (Mt 17:6) before Jesus touched
them.
9:9 {Save when} (\ei m• hotan\). Matthew has "until" (\he•s
hou\). {Should have risen} (\anast•i\). Second aorist active
subjunctive. More exactly, "should rise" (punctiliar aorist and
futuristic, not with any idea of perfect tense). Lu 9:36 merely
says that they told no man any of these things. It was a high and
holy secret experience that the chosen three had had for their
future good and for the good of all.
9:10 {They kept the saying} (\ton logon ekrat•san\) to themselves
as Jesus had directed, but {questioning among themselves} (\pros
heautous sunz•tountes\). Now they notice his allusion to rising
from the dead which had escaped them before (Mr 8:31).
9:12 {Restoreth all things} (\apokatistanei panta\). This late
double compound verb, usual form \apokathist•mi\ in the papyri,
is Christ's description of the Baptist as the promised Elijah and
Forerunner of the Messiah. See on ¯Mt 17:10-13. The disciples
had not till now understood that the Baptist fulfilled the
prophecy in Mal 3:5f. They had just seen Elijah on the
mountain, but Jesus as Messiah preceded this coming of Elijah.
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